{"product_id":"western-horse-portrait","title":"Western Horse Portrait Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eSketched this one out as a western portrait rather than a polished show horse piece. The horse wears a bridle, head turned about three-quarters, and the whole thing is built like an old pen-and-ink illustration. Fine crosshatch lines in black build up the mane and the neck shading, and theres a warm brown fill underneath that shows through between the black lines in the face and chest area. Three colours total: brown, black, white. Simple palette, but the way the crosshatch density shifts across the neck is what gives it depth rather than flat fill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite thread handles the highlight work on the blaze down the nose and on the bridle hardware. Its a small detail but it stops the portrait from looking like a silhouette when youre looking at it from across the room. This is the kind of design where the underlay matters a lot. I run a zigzag underlay under the brown sections first so the crosshatch black on top sits on a proper base and doesnt sink into the fabric. On denim especially, skip this step and youll lose the face detail entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive sizes from 3 inches up to 7 in; stitches run from 10,453 up to 27,988. At the 7-inch size youre running nearly 28,000 stitches through 3 colours and two stops, so use heavy cutaway stabiliser and keep your bobbin tension consistent. A customer who does equestrian gear ran the 5-in build across a stable blanket panel last halloween season and send me message saying the bridle lines held up through washing without pilling on the crosshatch sections. Add a name in simple block letters below the portrait if youre making personalised gear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitch it on denim jacket backs where the crosshatch can really breathe on a firmer weave. Use the 3-in chest run on a western shirt yoke for a subtle placement. Avoid very stretchy knit fabrics unless you back them with a stabiliser that stops all movement during hooping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46226714460310,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/WesternHorsePortraitMachineEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1770287838","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/western-horse-portrait","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}